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tory, forfeited by the law of nature ; and either to re 

 duce them or displant them. But far be it from me, 

 yet nevertheless, to justify the cruelties which were 

 at first used towards them : which had their reward 

 soon after, there being not one of the principal of the 

 first conquerors, but died a violent death himself; 

 and was well followed by the deaths of many more. 

 Of examples enough : except we should add the 

 labours of Hercules ; an example, which though it 

 be flourished with much fabulous matter, yet so much 

 it hath, that it doth notably set forth the consent of 

 all nations and ages, in the approbation of the extir 

 pating and debellating of giants, monsters, and fo 

 reign tyrants, not only as lawful, but as meritorious 

 even of divine honour : and this although the deli 

 verer came from the one end of the world unto the 

 other. Let us now set down some arguments to 

 prove the same ; regarding rather weight than num 

 ber, as in such a conference as this is fit. The first 

 argument shall be this. It is a great error, and a 

 narrowness or straitness of mind, if any man think, 

 that nations have nothing to do one with another, 

 except there be either an union in sovereignty, or a 

 conjunction in pacts or leagues. There are other 

 bands of society, and implicit confederations. That 

 of colonies, or transmigrants, towards their mother 

 nation. &quot; Gentes unius labii&quot; is somewhat; for as 

 the confusion of tongues was a mark of separation, so 

 the being of one language is a mark of union. To 

 have the same fundamental laws and customs in chief 



